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The slowdown in new coronavirus cases, even as death tolls rise, raises hopes that aggressive mitigation efforts like social distancing and closures of schools and businesses are working.

The Oklahoma City guard said NBA players are aware of league discussions involving compensation after games were suspended last month due to the coronavirus.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will start to seize exports of personal protective equipment, according to a joint statement from CBP and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her husband Jeff Sprecher, CEO of the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, were criticized for selling millions of dollars in stock amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Members of the coronavirus task force are expected to hold a press briefing Wednesday, in what has become a daily affair as the pandemic continues to claim lives.

Cuomo announced that 779 people in the state had died of the coronavirus – the highest daily death count yet.

Clorox shares soared in the first few months of 2020 as the new coronavirus spread throughout the U.S. The company had seen a spike in sales of its disinfecting wipes and other cleaning products, and investors felt it was a safe bet in an uncertain time.

In a given month, more than a million people have some kind of surgery. The elective procedures being postponed because of coronavirus aren't all optional. Cancer patients and organ recipients are being forced to wait.

OceanFirst Financial CEO Chris Maher said health-care businesses are the second-biggest source of demand at his bank for the small business loans aimed at helping pay workers.

With fewer people on the road, auto insurers are offering customers discounts. Consumer advocates say they could be doing more.

Though he suspended his campaign, Bernie Sanders said he will remain on ballots to win more delegates and press his agenda at the Democratic National Convention in August.

Rocket Lab recently took a "major step forward" in its plan to reuse its rocket boosters.

"There are several groups that are conducting investigations in animals to really understand how pets are infected," WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 44,400 people as of Wednesday.

The hotel industry is grappling with severe revenue losses and mass lay offs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Downing Street said Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "clinically stable" and "in good spirits" but is "not working."

Nordstrom said its financial situation could become distressed if its stores stay dark for much longer because of COVID-19.

The tense dynamics of big egos and foreign relations among the world's energy heavyweights will determine the future of the entire global oil industry.

On Tuesday, Cuomo announced that New York's death toll surged by 731, the biggest single-day jump in COVID-19 fatalities since the outbreak began a few months ago.